The FA warned Joey Barton about his betting five years before they slapped him with an 18-month ban.

Burnley star Barton was handed the lengthy suspension "all football activity" in relation to a betting charge - with the Burnley midfielder claiming it would "effectively forces me into an early retirement."

In a mammoth 63-page document English football's governing body outlined all of the midfielder's betting history which contrived Rule E8 - which says players can't bet on a match in a competition they are participating in.

Joey Barton has been suspended for 18-months for betting activities (Image: PA)

In January 2012 the FA started to investigate Barton for a series of tweets which suggested he was betting on events he should have been.

Barton had posted on January 22: "Part 1 of my Manchester double prediction up. Albeit by the skin of ones teeth......." and "Manchester double......nice. Looking forward to NFL and fancy over 2.5 goals in Malaga/Barca game."

The then-QPR star explain in a letter that the tweets were "merely a prediction" and "did not intend to not influence any of my followers to bet on the outcome of any football match."

But in September 2016, the FA received an email from Betfair believing Barton had breached FA betting rules - to kick-start another investigation.

Here we chart Barton's betting history...

Joey Barton's betting started while at Manchester City (Image: Daily Mirror)

Joey Barton released a short list of his betting history yesterday (Image: Joey Barton)

2005/06 - Manchester City

Barton bet on 35 Premier League matches, including on four bets on four City games - playing 90 minutes in one of them.

2006/07 - Manchester City

Barton staked money on 20 matches in competitions he was involved in, but none on specific games involving City.

Staked : £1238.81

Losses : £662.75

2007/08 - Newcastle

Barton bet 12 times on competitions the Magpies were participating, but not directly on any of their matches.

Staked : £443

Winnings : £341.24

Joey Barton continued his betting at Newcastle (Image: PA)

Joey Barton spent four season at St James' Park

2008/09 - Newcastle

Barton placed 82 bets in competitions he was a member of, including 17 bets on six Newcastle matches.

Staked : £5,450.42

Losses : £2,431.91

2009/10 - Newcastle

Barton put on 58 bets on leagues and cups Newcastle were involved in, with two of those on a pair of Toon games he was not playing in.

Staked : £6,705.05

Winnings : £971.25

2010/11 - Newcastle

Barton made 197 bets this season while contriving FA Rule E8. He placed five bets on three Newcastle matches, in which he played 90 minutes in one of them. He put on two bets backing his side to win.

Staked : £30,796.06

Losses : £7,566.87

A dejected Joey Barton looks on while at QPR (Image: Getty)

Joey Barton started to place more money on bets while at QPR (Image: Plumb Images)

2011/12 - Queen's Park Rangers

This season Barton placed 153 stakes, including one on a QPR match - although he wasn't involved in it.

Staked : £31,599.24

Losses : £4,963.30

2012/13 - Marseille

Due to Barton's loan at the French club, the FA had no jurisdiction over the midfielder this season.

2013/14 - Queen's Park Rangers

Barton made 106 bets on competitions he was involved in, with four of them on two QPR games - neither he played a part in.

Staked : £18,174.34

Winnings : £3,106.01

Joey Barton celebrates helping Burnley return to the Premier League last season (Image: Getty)

2014/15 - Queen's Park Rangers

FA changed their betting rules to include all "football related matters" in their prohibition list. Barton made 345 bets in competitions he was a participant with nine bets, in four QPR games he didn't feature in.

Staked : £65,810.03

Losses : £113.94

2015/16 - Burnley

Last season Barton placed 253 bets, none of which on a Burnley fixture.